Man Flees Traffic Stop with Loaded 9mm Handgun


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Suffolk County Police arrested four males for possessing weapons after a traffic stop in Patchogue.

A 17-year-old was driving a 2019 Chevrolet when a Fifth Precinct Community Support Unit officer initiated a traffic stop for a suspended registration on Medford Avenue, just south of Sunrise Highway at approximately 10:55 a.m.

During the course of the traffic stop Isaiah Stevenson ran from the rear driver’s side seat. A second officer initiated a foot pursuit and arrested Stevenson in front of a residence on Gladiola Street in Patchogue a short time later.

Stevenson had a loaded 9 mm handgun with extended magazines. A second loaded 9 mm handgun with extended magazines was found inside the vehicle. Stevenson, 19, of 47 Blackpine Dr., Medford, was charged with two counts of Criminal Possession of a Weapon 2nd Degree, and four counts of Criminal Possession of a Weapon 3rd Degree. 

Anthony Rivera Gomez, 18, of 3003 Chestnut Ave., Medford, and two 17-year-old juveniles were charged with Criminal Possession of a Weapon 2nd Degree, and two counts of Criminal Possession of a Weapon 3rd Degree.

Stevenson and Rivera Gomez will be held overnight and are scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on August 20. The two 17-year-old juveniles will be held overnight and are scheduled to appear as adolescent offenders at First District Court in Central Islip, on August 20.

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